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G. G. GOGKBURN. CORNER STREET SIGN.

Patented Apr. 19, 1898.

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IlNirE STATES GEORGE G. COCKBURN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO T. H. BROOKS AND W. H. SHEPARD, OF SAME PLACE.

CORNER STREET-SIGN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 602,427, dated April 19, 1898.

Application filed May 17, 1897. Serial No. 636,863. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. COOKBURN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner Street-Qigns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel and effective construction for corner street-signs, whereby said signs, although I 5 adapted to be secured to a corner-building, are especially adapted to be easily and quickly secured to a post, whatever be its size, within reasonable limits.

The invention consists of two sign-plates 2o hinged together at their ends, in combination with inwardly-bent legs, which are secured, respectively, to said plates, the said legs serving as the means for connecting said signplates to suitable supports.

It also consists in the more specific combination of parts, as shown, described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved corner-sign when attached to asupporting-post. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one of the sign-plates. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2,and Fig. et is a plan view of the sign when attached to a corner-building.

3 5 Referring to the parts by letters, A A represent two sign-plates, each of which has the same lettering on both sides. These plates are hinged together at one end, the hingeears a a being formed integral with the oplat-es. The plates may therefore stand at right angles to each other or at an angle greater or less than a right angle. On the lower edge of each plate near its middle is a depending ear a having in each side a recess 0. A leg Bis secured to each ear, its upper end lying in said recess. These legs are of approximately ogee form whereby theirlower ends will be considerably nearer to each other than their upper ends and will be adapted to be secured to the sides of a corner-building E, as shown in Fig. 4, or to a post D, as shown in Fig. 1. Whatever be the size of the post, within reasonable limits, the lower ends of the legs may be brought into contact with it, while the two plates stand at right angles, or nearly so. A clamp C is employed to secure said legs to the post. This clamp may be a U shaped clip 0, which embraces the post and legs, a plate 0', through which the ends of the clip pass, and nuts on the ends of the cliplegs.

The described construotion is adapted to be placed on any of the four corners of a street by swinging the plates on their hingepivot to bring their inner faces outermost and by changing the legs from one side to the other of the ears a When the described sign is attached to a post, the lettering upon both sides of the plate will be visible and may be read.

Having described my invention, I claim A corner street-sign consisting of two signplates hinged together at their ends, and each plate lettered on both sides provided with an ear a upon its lower edge, and which ear is recessed upon both of its sides, combined with the bent legs B which have their upper ends so shaped as to fit in the recesses in the ear, and their lower ends bent to bear vertically against asuitable support; and aclamp which surrounds the support and secures the lower ends of the legs rigidly thereto, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE G. COCKBURN.

Witnesses:

E. L. THURSTON, ALBERT H. BATES. 

